Digital Collections Officer

We're looking for an experienced and motivated professional with a strong background in collections management, digitisation, and project delivery. You will be able to manage competing priorities, work effectively with a range of stakeholders, and contribute positively to a collaborative partnership project. Experience working within archives, libraries, museums, heritage, or academic environments will be particularly valuable.

We'll use the following essential criteria to decide which candidates to invite to assessment. Use your personal statement to provide evidence of how you meet each one, supported by relevant examples:

· Significant experience of managing projects or workstreams within an archive, library, museum, heritage, academic, or similar environment

· Demonstrable knowledge of collections documentation standards, heritage collections management, and relevant legal requirements including GDPR and copyright.

· Experience of digitising heritage collections to professional standards and using collections management systems, including complex searches, bulk data imports and exports, and record management.

· Experience of working collaboratively with partners, recruiting and supporting volunteers, and delivering public engagement activities.

· Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills, including experience of working with web-based technologies, software developers, and data migration activities

Desirable criteria

· Experience of influencing and engaging a wide range of stakeholders

· Experience of working across complex partnership projects involving academic and public service organisations.

· Flexibility to undertake occasional evening and weekend work where required.

Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city that leads change and improves lives. Whether you’re supporting communities or improving public services, you’ll help create opportunities and shape a better future for everyone

Benefits we offer 

• Up to 26 days’ annual leave, rising to 31 days after five years’ service
• Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave
• Up to 3 days’ volunteering leave
• A 35-hour work week for full-time roles
• We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions
• The UK’s largest local government pension scheme
• Enhanced parental and carers leave
• Employee discounts and perks
• Good Employment Charter member

Creating an Inclusive Team at Manchester City Council 

Manchester City Council values equality and works to provide a fair and inclusive environment for a workforce that is as diverse as the communities it serves. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly welcome applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

Guaranteed Assessment Scheme 

We guarantee assessments for applicants who meet the recruiting panels minimum shortlisting requirements for the role and identify with at least one of the criteria below:

•  Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
•  Are currently in care, or have previously been in care.
•  If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term condition
•  Have you completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme or any MCC positive action programmes?

 When You Join Us 

We’re a Disability Confident Employer, offering:

• A workplace adjustment hub which provides specialist support, advice and guidance to ensure you have the adjustments needed to thrive at work.
• Disabled Staff Network, Neurodiversity Staff Network and Mental Health Staff Network that provides a safe inclusive space to share experiences and opportunities to influence council practice.
• A strong commitment to ensuring all information adheres to accessibility standards and that our workplaces are accessible and disability-friendly.

For more information about the role or any adjustments, email [email protected]. 

What we will need from you if you're successful 

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.  

Other relevant information 

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.